Philadelphia Phillies catcher Tommy Joseph, left, waits for the throw as New York Yankees' Mason Williams comes in to score on a sacrifice fly by Gary Sanchez in the sixth inning during a spring training baseball exhibition game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Tampa, Fla.

Philadelphia Phillies catcher Tommy Joseph, left, waits for the throw as New York Yankees' Mason Williams comes in to score on a sacrifice fly by Gary Sanchez in the sixth inning during a spring training baseball exhibition game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Tampa, Fla.

Tommy Joseph said he didn't have any headaches or focus issues Tuesday, one day after taking a foul ball off the mask in the IronPigs loss to Columbus.

The catcher with a lengthy history of concussions, was placed on the 7-day disabled list with what the IronPigs called a concussion, though Joseph said no one told him that diagnosis.

"Nothing too crazy, just with my history with having so many of these things and going through what I've gone through," he said, "I had to take the high road on this one and make sure everything is OK before I get back out there."

John Hester, who was called up late last week, figures to get most of the starts in Joseph's absence. Logan Moore, a left-handed hitter, was promoted from Double-A Reading to be the back-up.

"There's some peace of mind that he felt good this morning," IronPigs manager Dave Brundage said. "That's a good sign."

Joseph said he was hit on the third pitch to Columbus' Tyler Holt, the game's second batter. Joseph went down to a knee as Holt put a hand on his shoulder to check on him.

Joseph stayed in the game until he struck out on three pitches in the third inning.

"When I got hit, I didn't feel right," he said. "But I feel I needed to test myself. Am I still worried about it because of what has happened in the past or is this serious?

"After my at-bat, I realized things were moving a little bit too quick at that time. I talked to [IronPigs trainer] Jon May. Within 30 seconds of talking to Jon, I was out of the game."

Joseph said he has taken several balls of the mask in the forehead area and higher, and has extra protection in his head gear, but what happened Monday was different because it caught him in the jaw area.

The 2009 second-round pick of the Giants had three separate stints on the disabled list in 2013 with concussions and missed time early last season while at Double-A Reading.

"Heck, if not for my past history, hopefully it wouldn't have happened like that [Monday]," Joseph said. "It was precautionary. If I got hit again in the fourth or fifth [inning] just as good, it would have put me down for the count like it did in 2013, and I don't want that to happen again."

Joseph has been struggling at the plate this season, hitting .123, but he said earlier this month that it had nothing to do with his surgically repaired left wrist which forced him to miss most of last year.

"I'm disappointed for him," said Joe Jordan, Phillies director of player development. "We don't know the severity of it, but because of his history, we have do to the protocol, the seven days and see how it is in a day or two.

"There were signs of life [with his batting], but it's been a struggle. He's had some things happen. We really got him set up here to catch five days a week to get him going with more consistent time. We'll see if we can get him back to that in a week or so."